Animal-stock.



EATENTED NOV. 7, 1905.

J. H. KENDALL.

. ANIMAL STOCK.

APPLIoATIoN FILED Now/11e, 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

JOHN H. KENDALL, OF ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESN E ASSIGN- MENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN INILLIAM D. MAYES AND RICHARD D. DUGAN, OF ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS.

ANIMAL-STOCK.

No. 803,600. Specicaton of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. '7, 1905.

Application filed November 16, 1904. Serial No. 233,021.

T @ZZ whOm/ may OOHOWW surcingle, and 9 designates a rope adapted to Be it known thatI, JOHN H. KENDALL, acitipass over the pulley 8 and from thence around 55 zen of the United States, residing at Illiopolis, one of the pulleys 5, the front end of said rope in the county of Sangamon and State of Illibeing provided with a snap-hook to engage 5 nois, have invented a new and useful Animala hopple 11 upon the front foot of the horse. Stock, ofwhich the following isaspecilication. By means of this rope 9 the front foot may This invention relates to animal-stocks of be readily supported in the position shown in 60 the class employed by horseshoers to secure Fig. 1. When it is desired to raise the hind the legs of an animal being shod, to prevent leg of the horse, a hopple 11 thereon is en- IO the animal from kicking, and to support the gaged by a snap-hook on a pulley 5, around hoof in position to be operated upon. which the rope 9 passes, and the rear end of The object of the invention is to provide an the rope 9 is provided with a hook to engage 65 improved apparatus of the character named a ring suspended from the bar 1. whereby any one of the legs of an animal be- To prevent the fore leg of the animal from I5 ing shod may be hoppled and raised to such moving outward against the body of the opposition as will facilitate the work of shoeing erator while being shod, I provide a guard the animal. device, preferably comprising a single piece 70 The construction of the apparatus will be of strap metal bent upon itself to form parfully described hereinafter in connection with allel arms 13 and an eye or loop 14, thelatter 2O the accompanying drawings, which form a serving as a means for securingl the guard to part of this specification, and its novel feaa ring 15, swiveled to the under portion of the tures will be particularly pointed out in the surcingle. The arms 13 of the guard are 75 appended claims. adapted to extend on opposite sides of the ani- In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in permals foot, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and the spective of the apparatus as applied to a horse. manner of attaching the guard to the surcin- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the apparatus gle permits said guard to be turned upon the in position upon a horse, illustrating the manswivel and used on either side of the animal. 8O ner of supporting the hind leg of the horse The forward saddle 2 rests upon the within elevated position; and Fig. 3 is adetail view. ers and the rear saddle upon the rump of the showing one of the saddle-frames in elevation animal, and the adjustability of the saddle 4c and its supporting-bar in vertical section. insures the application of the strain or pres- The reference-numeral 1 designates a rigid sure to these parts of the animal. 85 bar, to the front end of which is secured a It will be apparent that an apparatus consaddle-frame 2, the latter preferably comprisstructed as above described may be readily ing a single piece of sheet metal bent upon operated in the manner illustrated in Figs. 1

itself, as shown. and 2 and quickly applied to or removed from 3 designates a surcingle or securing-band the back of the animal. 90 the ends of which are attached by rings or By attaching the rear end of the rope 9 to loops to the opposite sides of the saddle-frame. the front of a hopple on the hind leg of the 4 designates a saddle-frame secured to the horse and passing said rope forward over the bar 1 at about midway of the length of the pulley 8 the hind leg may be drawn forward latter and constructed to rest upon the horse, in position for clenching the nails of the shoe. as illustrated in the drawings. While the construction as shown in the From the rear end of the bar 1 depend one or drawings constitutes a practical embodiment 45 more pulleys each of said pulleys being of the improvement, it will be understood that preferably suspended from the bar 1 by means the invention is not restricted to the details of a hook 6, the end of the bar being formed shown, but includes all such variations and with a series of openings 7 to permit of the modifications as may fall within the spirit of adjustment of the pulleys to different positions the invention.

5o upon the bar. The saddle-frame 4 is likewise In the drawings the saddles are shown propreferably made adjustable upon the bar 1 to vided with the looped frames 2 and 4, through adapt it for use upon horses of different sizes. the upper portions of the loops of which passes A pulley 8 is supported at one side of the the bar 1, thus preventing lateral displacement of the bar while permitting' it to be held to each saddle-frame by a single fastening device. The pin or equivalent fasteningdevice for the rear saddle is removable to permit the described adjustment of this saddle, and the slight pivotal or angular movement of the bar in a vertical plane parallel with and guided by the sides of the loops enables the bar to assume a position suiting the relative heights of the Withers and rump of the animal to which the stock is applied and also permits the proper and fair seating of each saddle on the desired portion of the animal, whereby when the weight of the hoof is applied no uneasiness lwill be experienced at the points of contact of the saddles.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed isl. An animal-stock comprising a bar having guides and adapt-ed to be supported above the animal, saddle-frames supporting said bar, a securing-band for one of saidfirames, and a rope adapted to be attached to one of the legs of the animal, and passed over the guides upon said band and bar.

2. An animal-stock, comprising a bar, asaddle-frame secured to the forward end of said bar, a second saddle-frame secured to the bar at a point about midway of the length of the bar, a rope-guide adjacent to the rear end of the bar, a securing-band for the forward saddle-frame, a rope-guide on said band, and a rope adapted to pass over said guides.

3. An animal-stock comprising a rigid bar adapted to be supported above the back of an animal, a saddle-frame secured to the front portion of said bar, a securingband therefor, a second saddle-frame supported upon said bar at about midway the length of the bar, a rope-guide adjustably secured upon the rear portion of the bar, a guide on the securingband of the forward saddle-frame, and a rope passing over said guidesand provided at its ends with fastening devices.

4. Anl animal-stock comprising a rigid bar, saddle-frames depending therefrom, asurcingle for securing' the forward one of said saddle-frames upon an animal, means for elevating and supporting the legs of the animal, and a guard pivotally secured upon the sui'- cingle in position to embrace the fore leg of the animal.

5. The combination with a bar, and saddleframes depending therefrom, of a surcingle for securing the forward one of said saddleframes upon an animal, means for elevating and supporting the legs of the animal, and a guard comprising' -arms adapted to embrace opposite sides of the fore leg of the animal, said guard being' movably secured upon the surcingle.

6. The combination with a leg-supporting device', of va band adapted to be secured around the body of an animal, and a guard having a swiveled connection with said band to adapt the guard to be turned to either side of the animal, and. provided with arms for engaging' one foot of the animal.

7. An animal-stock having spaced front and vrear saddles, and hoof-supporting means carried thereby, the saddles. being movably mounted toadapt them to the portions of the body of the animal with which they come in contact.

'8. An animal-stock having front and rear saddles, a connecting-bar su pported thereby, saidsaddles having' yielding' connection with the bar toadapt them to the portions of the body ofthe animal with which they come in contact, and hoof-supporting means carried by the bar.

, 9. An animal-stock having front and rear saddles one of which is provided with a girth, a connecting-bar on which said saddles are pivotally connected, and hoofsupporting means carried by the bar.

10. An animalestock having front and rear saddles, and hoof-supporti ng means including' a kbar connecting the saddles and pivotally mounted upon one of them.

`11. An animal-stock having frontand rear saddles, and hoof-supporting means including bar w1th which the saddles have plvotal connection.

12. An animalstock having' front and rear saddles, hoof-supporting means including a bar pivotally mounted upon the front saddle,

`and means for adjustably securing the rear Asaddle to said bar.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto affixed "my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. KENDALL. lVitnesses:

HARRY E. DICKERsoN, CHARLES MORGAN. 

